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Journalist Ihar Losik attempts suicide in jail
Political prisoner Ihar Losik attempted suicide in the correctional facility, as reported by the Viasna human rights center.
March 20, 2023
Two TUT.BY media workers sentenced to 12 years in prison, three more wanted
On 17 March, Minsk City Court read out the sentence in the TUT.BY case.
March 20, 2023
Infa-Kurier’s editor-in-chief and his deputy detained for 15 days for defying police
March 17, 2023
Valeryia Kastsiuhova and Tatsiana Kuzina sentenced to 10 years in prison
On 17 March, Minsk City Court supported the prosecutor's request and sentenced media expert Valeryia Kastsiuhova and public administration manager Tatsiana Kuzina to 10 years in a general-regime correctional facility. The trial was held behind closed doors.
March 17, 2023
Regional mass media representatives searched and detained
March 16, 2023
Prosecutor Seeks 10-Year Prison Terms For Belarusian Activists Considered Political Prisoners
MINSK -- The prosecutor at the trial of two activists in Belarus -- Valeryya Kastsyuhova and Tatsyana Kuzina -- has asked a court in Minsk to convict the two women and sentence them to 10 years in prison each as part of an ongoing crackdown on dissent under authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
March 06, 2023
Viasna leadership receives from 7 to 10 years in jail
Judge Maryna Zapasnik of the Lieninski District Court of Minsk decided that the guilt of human rights defenders of “smuggling by an organized group” under Part 4 Article 228 of the Criminal Code and “financing of group actions grossly violating the public order” under Part 2 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code has been fully proven.
March 03, 2023
Convicted journalist Iryna Slaunikava’s vision deteriorated
March 02, 2023
Andrzej Poczobut placed in solitary confinement
March 02, 2023
Independent Belarusian journalist based in US wanted in Belarus
Law enforcers paid a visit to Aliaksandr Pazniak’s family home to specify his whereabouts. Pazniak used to work as a reporter at a regional media outlet in Brest. The reason for the increased interest was never disclosed.
March 02, 2023
Convicted journalist Ihar Losik summoned to Baranavichy court
March 02, 2023
Imprisoned journalist Dzianis Ivashyn’s location unknown
March 01, 2023
BAJ joined the action in memory of journalists who died in the war in Ukraine
February 24, 2023
Journalist Alexander Ivulin is free!
February 23, 2023
IFJ suspends Russian union
February 23, 2023
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